Salad days are upon us now. One big benefit you get from eating a variety of leafy greens? A clear complexion. Leafy greens, especially those that you grow in your own garden or from a local farm, are not only a delicious way to enjoy summer bounty, they're also an...
Fresh peas, sweet and light, are a delicious rite of spring. They typically debut at farmers' markets in late spring and early summer. Peas are rich in phytonutrients, including flavanols (like catechin and epicatechin found in green tea and cocoa), phenolic acids...
If your garden is overflowing with zucchini, or neighbors are gifting you with bags of homegrown summer squash, enjoy your unexpected abundance by making zoodles, a.k.a. zucchini noodles. Because I have hypothyroidism and NCGS (Non-Celiac Gluten Sensitivity), I don’t...
If you’ve ever tasted fresh green beans from a local farmers’ market, simply prepared—without processed foodstuffs mixed in—you’ll know what I mean. I will admit: I wasn’t a big fan of green beans, myself. They always seemed like the obligatory vegetable de rigeur at...
The roots of Irish cooking hark back to the farm and garden, and the classic Irish dish Bacon and Cabbage is a tribute to both. Many families grew their own vegetables and raised their own pigs. Traditional Irish fare is homey, unpretentious and based on ingredients...
When I attend health and wellness conferences and trainings in Manhattan or in the greater New York area, I like to bring my lunch. Sure, I could eat out somewhere, but with 100 food sensitivities, I prefer having control over the food that I eat rather than suffer...
This time of year, cooked kale is easier on the digestive system—and on my low thyroid. And, by “cooked”, I mean “braised”. I favor lacinato kale—also known as Italian kale, Tuscan kale, Dinosaur kale and black kale—the refined cousin of the coarser, more fibrous...
Bigger is not better—at least not when it comes to Brussels sprouts. At farmers’ markets, I purposefully seek out the smaller-sized ones, which are more tender when cooked. The bigger ones tend to be older, tougher—and stinkier. Although I’m not a fan of the common...
This summer, I started getting high on weed. I was curious—and wanted to try it. Now, it’s a weekly habit. And I’m totally hooked...on lamb’s quarters and purslane! Had you going there for a second, right?! Yep. Lamb’s quarters and purslane are weeds. I never...
It was a little Italian osteria in my town that turned me onto how delicious a raw lacinato kale salad can be. I’ve eaten plenty of cooked kale. But raw kale had never appealed to me. I also knew several women who had embraced raw kale with such enthusiasm that that...
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